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Gingerload prospect, Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
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Gingerload prospectProspect
Crescent Mining DistrictMining District
New York MountainsMountain Range
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 28' 52'' North , 115° 7' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.48112,-115.12972
GeoHash:
G#: 9qq1u5jhe
GRN:
N24W68
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Searchlight539 (2011)19.1km
Cal-Nev-Ari244 (2011)29.6km
Goodsprings229 (2011)47.8km
Boulder City15,551 (2017)61.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
65384
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65384:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


N. Flank Crescent Peak.

Alteration: Supergene Enrichment To At Least 25 M

Tectonics: Basin And Range

Deposit: Stockwork of veins

Deposit type: Polymetallic veins

Development: Economic concentrations of hypogene platinoids are not expected to be found

Geology: Sporadic high pge values are thought due to supergene concentration phenomena. Stock underlying crescent peak has been of interest As a porphyry copper exploration target. Country rocks are proterozoic metamorphic rocks

Ore(s): Fracturing Of Host Rocks

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9 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Osmium1.AF.05(Os,Ir,Ru)
ⓘvar. Iridosmine1.AF.05(Os,Ir)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
OsOsmium
Osⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Osⓘ Native Osmium var. Iridosmine(Os,Ir)
IrIridium
Irⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Irⓘ Native Osmium var. Iridosmine(Os,Ir)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Lechler, P.J., and Hsu, L.C., (1988), Review of Hydrothermal Platinum-group Metal Deposits with New Data from Nevada: Preprint for American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Meeting, 7 P.
Lechler, P.J., (1988), a New Platinum-group-element Discovery at Crescent Peak, Clark County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-file Report 88-1, 4 P.
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